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CRASH
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AVIATORS TO RETURN THE WAY THEY CAME
· SNOWSTORM MISHAP.
6 TONS FROM FRENCH INDO-CHINA.
CRITICISMS AT THE GENEVA OPIUM MEETING.
EXPERT BELIEVES AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT.
MISJUDGED HEIGHT.
New York, Apr. 20. A message from Greonly Island states that Captain Koch), the pilot of the Transatlantic plane "Bro- men" has announced his intention HONGKONG MEASURES. his plane for an attempt on the
of flying ith Baron Von Huehne feld back to Germany.
A glant Ford monoplane has been chartered by New York interests and has left Detroit with supplies In a telegram to the Hsuchow for Murray Bay, where it will pick- Nationalist headquarters. General up spare parts and a pilot to pro- Mow Pel-nam, of the "Ironside," eeed to Greenly Island. claims that his troops captured more than 10,000 Shantung-Chibli !
A message from Quebec states
Geneva, Apr. 20.
The Optum Committee of the League further concerned itself to- day with the reports of seizures of oplum and, narcotics in various countries.
Sir John Campbell (India) stated that all the cocaine seized in India came from the Far East, while Vis- count Sato observed that large quantities of cocaine, heroin and morphine were despatched to China
London, Apr. 20.. At the resumed inquoat on Flight-Lieutenant Kinkead, the fù- mous British R. A. F. Pilot, who was killed at Calshot when testing
world's speed record, a verdict of "Death by Misadventuro" was re corded.
Major Cooper, the Inspector of Accidente from the, Air Ministry, testified that the machine which fatally crashed was faultless.
Major Cooper said he belloved that Flight-Lieutenant Kinkead de cided to abandon the attempt for the day, and misjudged his height from the water when he was enden vouring to alight
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Current TopicsA few days To-day's simile--"As serious as ugo) a local newspaper advertised a postman being bitten by a dog," that it was selling electrical appH- ances. Possibly, hoped to be mis- Local Banks state that money taken for à live, wital
la easy. Maybe; but not to get,
TheIstostables show that
These expressions of public feeling in Italy are a-bomb-inable, there's likely to be lous Irak-tivity.
Income bar hopes will soon be nipped in the budget
There's a village at Homs with, over a dozen people ninety years of age. They're evidently full of
It is reported that a Fanling methuselated spirits. Shanghai, Apl. 16.
golfer killed a sulpe with his
Many a Kowloon man who Considerable perturbation has second shot. Many a one would bem caused in Shanghal The have been discouraged after miss misses his usual ferry home,
catches it. news, which reached there on ing the bird at the first attempt Saturday, that on Friday morning ganga of bandits, who style them- selves the "Communist Army at of Marshal Ld's return, overdrafts six singers each one of which tacked, the villagers at Nanzlang have weakened somewhat. and Kading, is decidedly startling, a
We understand that as a fault
Nan A Boxtette consists, of
thinks the other five can't sing.
៨ ០ An advertiser needing a car Newcastle Police are to havo The Communists set fire to wireless sets in their helmets. states "beauty not essential." The witness was definitely of the several houses in the two villages They will probably tune in on the Now what does Ford say? ; man was not affected by fumes in tants., the slightest.
Major Cooper mentioned that an- speed record would be made and that everything possible would be done to prevent the possibility of an accident-Reuter,
units on the battlefield and that the that a Canadian aeroplane carry-}from New York and some of the opinion that the unfortunate air- and killed a number of the inhabi-Marcel wave, fall of Tainanfu," the capital of Shantung, is expected during the Pg newspaper correspondents and drugs seized in India might come
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The police airived too late to Wo notice the police always any arrests, dospite, the fact that Inspector Isu Pao-cheung of the
that the troops of General Chu Yu-anowatorm about twenty milestum (Netherlands) on the action other attempt to break the world's succour tho inhabitants, or to make arrive in time to get medal.
next few days.
When the news reached Peking
pu of the Fenitien Army had suffer- ed a heavy defent on the Peking- Hankow line on Tuesday, and whin on the same day Taming, In Chili, one of the strategic points on the Peking-Hankow line, near Chanate, was also seized by the Nationalists, Marshil Chang Tso-lin ordered a general retreat of his armies on the Peking-Hankow line.
Marshal Feng Yu-halang claims that his Army has captured Taming.
Defence of Talan.
Generals Chang Chung-chang and Sun Chuan-fang, of the Shan- tung and Chihli armies, have arrived in Taian, a city very near to Tainanifu, in order to make pre- parations to stop the Nationalist advance,
General Chang Chung-chang has ordered his troops on the Tientsin- Pukow line to move back to Talan. Up to Thursday, more than 10,000 of his defeated units had reached
the city.
a number of cinematograph opera-from China; not all from Japan. · Lora has been forced down by a The statemerit of Mr. Van Wet- taken by his Government in order to stop the illeit traffic in narcotics and the withdrawal of the license of a Dutch Wholesale firm which was found to be engaged In the traffic, was received with general applause.
north-east of Murray Reuter's American Servico.
Bay
FRENCH SUGGESTIONS
SUBMITTED.
MULTILATERIAL ARBITRA- TION PACT.
The
Mr. Chao drew attention to the smuggling of drugs from Afghania- lan to China and asked whether It could not be stopped.
MEXICAN GUERILLA
WARFARE.
Mr. Bourgeois asked for a return "ROSE OF TRINIDAD" AMONG of the seizures of cocaine which, he declared, amounted to several tons-Reuter,
THE KILLED.
In the matter of boxing cham 1st District Marine Police, station-pionships, the axiom "Tell it to ed at Ninghong, immediately, on the Marines" still scome to hold receipt of the news, hurried to the good. scene with polico.
The Chinese who stole the gauge will be able to let oft steam for mary" months to come,
22 Troops Despatched. Nanziang is about seven miles from the Settlement, and the altu- atlon is regarded as being eo sorlous that Gen. Chien Ta-chun,
0.0 has sont a portion of the 1st Divi- sion of the 32nd Army Corpa. to The past win- that town, where they are to be ter has shown Mexico City, Apr. 20..
Goncral that woman is posted Á notorious bandit leader was
permanently. among the killed in an encounter Chlen, according to the Kue Min the only fur- between Federal troups and in- News Agency has also stationed bearing animal surgents in the State of Jalisco one company of soldiers in each of holding its own. yesterday, a message from Guada-the stations on the Shanghai-
ᄆᄆ Nanking Line to suppress Com- Iajara atates,
So far, haven't heard munist disturbances.
Nanziang, which is a village of at what dinner some 10,000 inhabitants, is about New York's six miles or so from Kading, the mechanical man. only means of access to the lattor spoke.
London, Apr. 20. French Government,
Macao Smuggling. through the French Embassy in London, has communicated to the Later in the day, the Committee British Foreign Offee, their com- concluded the examination of the ments on the American draft pro-available statistics regarding pasala' for a multilateral pact rë- illicit trafle. nouncing war as an Instrument of Sir John Campbell drew atten- tion to the smuggling of six tons national policy.
It will be recalled that when of Indian spium, which were re the American draft proposals were exported from French Indo-China many wounded. communicated to the principal to Macao, Powers the French Government re-
He desired to know how it escap-
A brief bitcrco battle ended in the defeat of the insurgents who fled feaag 73 killed and
The rebels belonged to the band
ter-known as "The Rose of Trini-
The losses suffered by the Federal troops are not given,
quested that before observations ed the knowledge of the Frenched by a man named Guillen, bet-being by water or mud-tracks. were made on the subject, their authorities.
It is expected that the biggest own suggestions should also re- M. Bourgeois reply was appear-dad," who was among the slain.
battle will be fought in the next few days between districts in the vicinity of Talan and Teinanf. Nationallet leaders in suchow
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ceive consideration--British Wire-ently not considered. very con- less.
vincing by the other delegates.
He went into a lengthy descrip- tion of the control of raw and pre-j pared opium in Indo China, and that the Governor General had prohibited its export to Macao.
have declared that they will send FRANCE WANTS AN AIR declared military aeroplanes Tainan.
ment.
Warships From Tsingtae.
MINISTER.
SEQUEL TO BRILLIANT WORLD FLIGHT.
Reuter's American Service,
SEARCH FOR “ASIATIC
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Honolulu, Apr. 20. The United States cruisers Marblehead, Cincinnati
and to
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A former resident says there's too much money made in football in Hongkong.. Wo`shall have to take the gamɑup, y
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In Hongkong thoroughfares,
vival of the fittest.. nowadays, it's a case of the mor-
"Yen, it was a partial love at first sight.
Then tohy did "you" nat marry him!:
"I and him several times aftormcards,"
If a man gets drunk it's funny. If A woman does she's degraded..
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Honey is no tree until t is spent. In the case of those who do
not spend It
the compradoro Kindly assists them.
Two Villages Burnt. Additional details of the outrage were given by the Shunpae yes-
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DO terday. On the 12th instant, says Cinema entertainments:-"The "Dark Blue:"-Don't Worry! this paper, terrible outrages were Honeymoon Express" "The Gay Oxford are usually best at making committed by the Communists at Retrent;" "A Man's Past H'm a row in the theatre on Boat Raco
Chi-chino Village, near
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Night, anyhow.. Loh Kading. Many people were killed. The O.B.I. is awarded this week and hundreds of houses were to the contemporary which with burnt to the ground.
The Hain Wah piraten gave a "Rubber Speech," says a news. cook $30. We have yet to find one paper heading. Let's hope the worth it.
truth wasn't stretched.
Our University is undertaking considerable ingenuity referred to research in the vicinity of Kowloon At 11 p.m., on the 12th instant, Mr. Winston Churchill as Mr. Tong for the purpose of deter- people inside the city heard the G. Chancellor.
mining the effect of odour oq D.O
artistic sensibilities.. sound of gunfiro and general alarm
A writer urges that motor cars
O ensued, as it was known that Koh
first-ald outfits.
"Sandy:"--"De mortuis nil niel Lung Chen Village, some 10 should carry away from the West Gate, had been Some people think that pedestrians bonum," means "Nobody dies with- captured by the Communists. Fol- venturing along our main roads out getting a bonus." lowing the capture of the village, should be ready bandaged.
From a contemporary:-"The It has been suggested that gift of the bride to the bridegroom houses and shops and shot all.
Chinese football Clubs should con was a fine dressing-down.” those who attempted to escape.
tribute towards the Alice Many Houses Destroyed. Memorial Hospital. This would
British Protection Withdrawn. In the native city in Shanghai, Martial Law has been enforced!
Sir Malcolm Delevingne (Bri- tain) observed that the matter after 9 p.m. since Thursday, when
was Paris, Apr. 20.
oplum was news reached the city that a num-
important 23 ber of warships of the Fengtien A lively discussion has been taken smuggled frum Kwang-chow-wan Macao to Hongkong. He faction had left Tsingtan for by the Press following the remark-and Shanghai in the hope of seizing the able round-the-world flight of Costes later referred to the illicit traffic city from the Nationalist Govern-
that the historic flight was made British protection was withdrawn Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang, an ally mainly without offieinl support. from the river steamers in China after of the Kuominchun, claims that his It is emphasised that the dash if it was found that they engaged Pacific Fleet, have been ordered to scarch for the missing Prince troops, which captured Teining on from Tokyo to Parla was entirely in such trafic.
An interesting sequel to Heer liner "Aslatie Prince" or its life- Tuesday seized from the enemy unaided, vet the airmen succeeded
speed, tenacity and economy. representaive of a Bale facory of Hawali,
The newspapers are again de supplying drugs to Holland has manding the appointment of an Air telegraphed his firm to discontinue Minister who will devote his whole the supply-Reuter.
and Lebrix, in regard to the fact in China and mentioned that Richmond, on their way the Communists set fire to the.
the Far East from Hawall manoeuvres. with the
large quantities of ammunition in beating all previous records for Van Wettum's statement, is that a boats among the Northern. Islandsvestigation was made and it was custom of contributing a half-back
He also claims the enpture of a number of military aeroplanes.
Immediately on his arrival at Hruchowiu with his Army, Gen- eral Chu Pekteb, the former Kiangai Nationalist ruler, left with his troops for the north.
time to the development of aviation. -Reuter.
REDUCTION IN NAVAL FORCES.
小
Generala Chen Chien and Pe! Chung-hai, the two Nationalist military leaders now ruling Hupch and Hunan, have received orders from Nanking to concentrato all available troops to join in the
COMPARISON OF TO-DAY Northern Expedition at the earliest.
WITH 1913.. moment. There have always been two army corpa in Hupch and
assignol Hunan
for the
London, Apr. 20. rounding
Mr. W. C. Bridgemen, the First up of bandits in the two provincos, and a Chinese Lord of the Admiralty in a written cable Indicates that General Parliamentary answer, gives a Pei Chung-nsi has declared that comparison of the number of these Corns, will now join in the officers and ratings serving in the Northern campaign.
Navy in 1918 and this year, Marshal Chiang Kai-shik, in In January 1918, there view of the recent victories of his 9,480 officers and 128,607 ratings Army has declared that he will the total being 138,096. soon personally go to the font to
In January this year, there were direct the Nationalist Army, He 8,560 officers and 98,790 ratings has wired to the Nanking Military or a total or 102,814.--British Council requesting that more Wirdess. heavy artillery bo dispatched to the front.
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In response to an order by Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, the Nanking Nationalist Finance Minister, Mr. T. V. Soon left Nanking with Dr. H. H. Kung, another Nablonalist leader, on Thursday for Houchow.
Wounded Southerners at Pukow.
Pukow, Apr. 20, Large numbers of wounded Southern troops are arriving by train-Naval Wireless..
(Continued on-Page 16).
FRENCH CRUISER
LAUNCHED,
wore
SPEED OF 23 KNOT AND CARRIES PLANES.
DISASTROUS FIRE AT
CHUNGKING
THOUSANDS OF HOUSES DESTROYED.
Chungking, Apr. 20.
sovere
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On the following day, an in- be an improvement on the old- found that practically every house, or a centre-forward. The "Asiatic Prince" it is fear including the police stations, had
Now that motor-cars, are being ed, must have been lost during been razed to the ground, The
weather in the Pacific. chief of police was missing and imported into Afghanistan the She is over a fortnight overdue at more than & score of people, in- march to Kandahar would be even more dangerous than it was in cluding several policemen, ware found dead. The local people said Lord Roberts's time. that when the Communieta left the place, they (the Communists) clapped their hands and fired many shots to celebrate their victory.
Yokohama.-Reuter.
STEAMER IN DISTRESS
OFF COLOMBO.
FRENCH BOAT CALLE FOR ASSISTANCE.
London, Apr. 20.
On the 13th instant, Wan Kan Chen' Village, the Shunpou con tinues, was also burnt by the Come munists and about 25 persons were killed. Three Communists were captured by soldiers, who, however, had arrived too late to stop the outrages.
A very big fire occurred here yesterday (Thursday), several
A message from Colombo atatos thousand houses being burnt.that the French steamer "Cappa- daran" from Haiphong is lying Naval Wireless.
The Communists are said to be helpless about eighteen miles south of Colombo, unable to pro- well. armed, having rifles, swords, ceed owing to turbine trouble. daggers and fron clubs.
The ateamer has wirelessed for towage, and a tug has been ordered to proceed immediately to assist.
Router,
PERSIA'S FINANCIAL
ADVISER.
GERMAN DOCTOR SUCCEEDS AMERICAN.
Barlin, Apr. 20. The German Dr. Lindenblatt, formerly the Director of the Credit Bank of Sofia, has been appointed by the Persian Government as financial advisor in successham to the American, Mr. Millspaugh.
Dr. Lindenblatt will be leaving for Teheran shortly-Reuter.
SQUALLY WEATHER.
COMMUNIST ACTIVITY AT RIGA.
POLICE SEIZE IMPORTANT. DOCUMENTS.
-Riga, Apr. 20.
Martial Jaw has been declared in Kading and the city gates are being closed at eight o'clock each night
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Police reports afate that the "Hain Wah" pirate chlef had short hair. Maybe that's why hla pursuers couldn't get hold of him..
៥ . . Some Clubs are so quiet that you can hear a pint drop.
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( 口口ˋ Contentment with one's lot la the secret of happiness, says a
The flapper who gets her contemporary. But a good circu-
口口 appointments mixed often finds lation is better!! that He-ability is a real asset.
Civil servants are good evidently swimmers, they being used to the of going crawl stroke.
Hongkong postmen don't get much fun out to the dogs.
-A woman
A soldier's version is that s not-jeweller's window is the proper
place for stones..
Ja
Bays
the
"Enquiror" Roney secured from Vitamin B's,
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Roy Chapman Andrews Is seek- Не modern girl can dress in eight ing that Tre-dawn man."
Allowing two for ip should investigate our Clubs and moves. stick, two for rouge, two for hair Sanitary Departments and two for shoes-tut, tuti ..
៨. ជ Afternoon teas, and. bridge are A quantity of mosquito-proof barbed wire has disappeared at responsible for a new grammo-
common gender. Kading by the way is the birth-Taipo. Otherwise crime in the arithmetical term the lowest place of. Dr. Wellington Koo, district la normal.
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Minister in Peking.
Bome of these heavyweight In view of projected civic and dancers: should advertise for con- social betterment, a number of people are enquiring as to tho cave partners, ;
existence of Kowloon,
Communist and Peasant,
The outrage is evidently part of local sweet young thing enter the general scheme on which Comed a Des Voeux Road shop the The Home Secretary states that munies have been working for other day and asked to try on the the modern young man wants to several weeks to make all the rose dress in the window, only to emigrate in silk pyjamas, but un-
In the course of searches to-day, trouble possible among the be informed that it was a lamp fortunately he made no mention
the Political police found a number poanta between here and Nan-shader lagk
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of documents relating to the Coming. On March 22 they devastation muntat activities in subsidising and cd a large village near Klangyin Reader We have only one Paris, Apr. 20.
controlling the Left newspapers: not far from Chinklang and did a fault to find with your bull, You The now 10,000-ton cruiser,
Copies of important corresponenormous amount of damage in the rgot to shoot the author. "Colbert" was launched at Breat to
dence with Moscow was also dis, surrounding country, Foreign
O OR day, She.can-attain a speed of 88 The Observatory forecast up to covered. As the result of the raids, missionarios had to flee from The only manner in which to knots and carries two seaplanca-noon to-morrow is:--South winds, the police made eleven arrests, Kiangyin though they have since effect girth control is to drink ten Reuter.
moderáte; equally, fair to showery. while others, are pedding-Reuter: returned.-N. C. Daily News.". which has been Infused with
a tablespoonful of fresh arsenic.
of Old Worcester ties.
A prisoner at Vistoria Gaol has requested the loan of a pickaxe and ladder. Otherwise crime in the district remains abnormal.
Appropriately, the cables of Fri- day made reference to the Finni
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